I was going to write a whole blog about Santa, and how my dad used to dress up in his red corduroys even though we were Jewish, and how I was fooled even though the costume was totally makeshift. But then I thought, A) less is more and B) this might actually be my favorite Santa moment from childhood…

I love how dedicated Winthorp is to eating his salmon. He doesn’t let the dirty santa beard stop him.What’s your favorite Santa moment? ‘Tis the season for sharing, after all…

some comments:

I have vivid memories of this scene! What is it about hair in food that gets such a visceral reaction. Odd — I have no favorite Santa memories. We celebrated Hanukkah.Rob B.21:59 on December 9th, 2010So you must have some favorite hair-in-food memories.﻿marian belgray﻿12:59 on December 14th, 2010

My childhood Santa always ate the cookies we left for him and he left presents for us while we were asleep. I knew that Santa had to be real, as opposed to the creepy ones whose laps I sat on in places like Macy’s, The anticipation and efforts to actually see the nighttime Santa were huge. But so was the letdown when I found out that Santa wasn’t real after all. I had bought it all. Dad’s Ho Ho Ho was much more fun.Alice B0:30 on December 10th, 2010

I didn’t know you did the cookie thing. Somehow that seems even more assimilated than dressing up in costume.marian belgray13:02 on December 14th, 2010

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Marian Belgray's an L.A.-based standup comic and writer/producer who's contributed to HBO, Cinemax, Nickmom, Comedy Central, Pampers, Funny or Die, and ​Parents.com, with articles and comedy videos.Marian’s performed at clubs around Los Angeles, including The Comedy Store, The Improv, IOWest, UCB, The Virgil, and Akbar. She's the creator and host of CUFirstTuesday, a comedy show the first Tuesday of every month in Silverlake, and a certified writer for Comedywire. She posts about her thoughts and biznatch here and on social media. She hopes you appreciate it.You can follow her here: